Today’s talk is entitled, “Thanksgiving/Thanksgrieving.” I purposely used a slash between the two words for a reason. I asked myself the question; can both concepts be held up to the light in the same place, in the same space and in the same container, is both /and possible?  When I Googled Thanksgrieving, what comes up … Continue reading Thanksgiving/Thanksgrieving

This Sunday’s Sermon honors our Unitarian Universalist seventh principle; “Respect for the Interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part.” We shall remind ourselves that every action that we take effects everything around us and beyond. That our perceived separation is just that, a perceived and learned construct. This construct is not … Continue reading As We Rise, We Lift Others

Today’s message will explore if a time like this, of great uncertainty and tumult, can add a feeling, an attitude, can add an acceleration to everything we come in contact with. This Sunday’s message will remind us to slow down. Could the worries we have, those that concern us the most, be tied into our … Continue reading No Hurry, No Worry

This Sunday our service recognizes the Mexican Holiday “Día de los Muertos” or “Day of the Dead,” where families welcome back the souls of their deceased relatives for a reunion in the realm of the living. We invite our members and friends to bring pictures, keepsakes or mementos of their departed ones to add to … Continue reading Honoring the Ancestors

Our sermon topic is “The Beauty of Individual Differences,” the title of an article written years ago by Kiana Dicker. It is the story of famed sculptor and departed member of our Sedona Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, John Waddell. The title also frames my belief in the beauty of individual differences as the basis for our … Continue reading The Beauty of Individual Differences

On this day, our sermon focuses upon the original inhabitants of this sacred and wonderful land upon which we live. Communities around the world and here in Arizona are taking a moment to remember and honor October 11th as Indigenous People’s Day. We shall reflect upon what it must have felt like to be discovered … Continue reading Celebrating Indigenous People’s Day

Our nation is divided, perhaps like never before, or arguably, more than any other time in this century. How does this division, this cultural warfare, show up in our daily lives, in our relationship with others and within ourselves? Today’s message recognizes the assault upon our democratic republic and ponders the same question that songwriter … Continue reading What’s Going On?

This sermon will focus on what it means to belong to a community, to a fellowship. How can we see, feel and appreciate why we need one another?  What is our common cultural and historical heritage? We shall take a look at our common interests and the meaning of belonging to a faith, to a … Continue reading Why We Need Each Other

Welcome to our first Worship Service of the Fall of 2022. All are invited to bring a sample of water from their travels during our summer recess or water that has other personal significance. We will ritually pour our water into a common bowl to signify coming together again. Our theme is “Water is Life,” … Continue reading Water Communion: Water Is Life